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by Pope Francis

Vatican City | 3 October 2020

Encyclical letter on fraternity and social friendship
1. “FRATELLI TUTTI”.[1] With these words, Saint Francis of Assisi addressed his brothers and sisters and proposed to them a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. Of the counsels Francis offered, I would like to select the one in (…)

History of Colombia’s relations with Venezuela

by Guillermo Fernández de Soto

New York (USA) | 20 May 2020

I have the honour to write to you with reference to the accusations made against the Republic of Colombia by the illegitimate regime of Nicolás Maduro, in particular with regard to the alleged events of 3 and 4 May 2020.
I would like to begin by thanking all members of the Security Council (…)

The terrible forthcoming destruction of the « Caribbean Basin »

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 8 January 2019

President Trump has announced the withdrawal of US combat troops from the « Greater Middle East », but the Pentagon is still pursuing the implementation of the Rumsfeld-Cebrowski plan. This time the aim is to destroy the States of the « Caribbean Basin ». This is nothing like the overthrow of (…)

US- Venezuela Relations: A Case Study of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 22 October 2013

US relations with Venezuela illustrate the specific mechanisms through which an imperial power seeks to sustain client states and overthrow independent nationalist governments. By examining US strategic goals and its tactical measures, we can set forth several propositions about (1) the nature (…)

When the respectable become extremists, the extremists become respectable

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 27 May 2012

As the Obama regime and its European allies openly endorse extremism, including state terror, targeted assassinations and indiscriminate bombings by rogue groups under their command, the mainstream media have followed suit. Taking the example of Colombia, Honduras and Syria, James Petras argues (…)

Leader of Deathsquads Wins Colombian Election

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 28 June 2010

With just a 30 percent turnout, the election of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos - one of Washington’s closest disciples in Latin America - was hailed as a "victory for democracy" by major western media outlets. However, they blithely omitted to report on Santos’ presumed role in the (…)

Honeymoon over?

US military base plan fuels Latin American tensions

by Bill Van Auken

5 August 2009

While Barack Obama was enchanting his Latin American listeners at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad earlier this year, with promises of "equal partnership" and "mutual respect", plans to establish a base in South America that could be used "as a location from which mobility operations (…)

Venezuela freezes diplomatic ties with Colombia

Caracas (Venezuela) | 29 July 2009

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday froze diplomatic relations with Colombia after Bogota accused Venezuela of alleged involvement in arms supplies to Colombian rebels.
"I’ve ordered the withdrawal of our ambassador from Bogota, and the withdrawal of our diplomatic personnel," the (…)

Economic globalization or political independence?

South Americans choose between two projects of integration

by EDGARDO LANDER

6 July 2005

South Americans have put obstacles to the implementation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas promoted by Washington by creating another project of regional integration: the South American Community of Nations. Professor Edgardo Lander analyzes these two conflicting visions and their different (…)

Secret Services

The Colombian Intelligence Services

by Jorge Serrano Torres

21 June 2005

Completely unknown to European experts, the Colombian secret services were considerably developed to face up to the guerrillas and drug trafficking. Financed and supported by the United States, they have become a tool of the Plan Colombia instead of responding to national purposes. (…)

Colombia and Venezuela Further Deepen Ties

by Sarah Wagner

Caracas (Venezuela) | 22 February 2005

Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Alí Rodríguez and his Colombian counterpart, Carolina Barco, pledged to further deepen bilateral relations between their two nations, emphasizing the importance of preserving their shared historic patrimony and reiterating that all of the economic and commercial (…)

The Colombia Plan

Cocaine, Oil and Mercenaries

by Paul Labarique

14 February 2005

The Colombia Plan, presented in 1998 by President Andrés Pastrana as a program for economic development without drugs, is actually a front for the deployment of US troops in the country. The military operations directed - from Washington - by General McCaffrey have cost the lives of thousands of (…)

The Granda Kidnapping Explodes

The US / Colombia Plot Against Venezuela

by James Petras

Caracas (Venezuela) | 27 January 2005

A major diplomatic and political conflict has exploded between Colombia and Venezuela after the revelation of a Colombian government covert operation in Venezuela, involving the recruitment of Venezuelan military and security officers in the kidnapping of a Colombian leftist leader.

Venezuela’s Chavez Proposes “Face-to-Face” Meeting with Colombia’s Uribe

by Gregory Wilpert

Caracas (Venezuela) | 19 January 2005

President Chavez, during his weekly television program Aló Presidente, said that he would welcome a face-to-face meeting between himself and President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia to resolve the crisis between the two countries. However, Chavez made it clear that he rejected Uribe’s suggestion of (…)

From Media War to Armed Struggle in Venezuela?

by Aram Aharonian

Caracas (Venezuela) | 18 June 2004

“The Andean region, from Colombia to Venezuela, is a very probable objective of a U.S. invasion, whose project needs new invasions.”
Noam Chomsky
Beyond the latest pronouncements of Roger Noriega or Colin Powell and the “repair” just completed process, all indications are that the most (…)

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